Used by Iran
Syria Engine turbojet engine | Manufacturer Iran Flight altitude Sea-skimming | |
Type Anti-ship cruise missile Operational
range 30-170 km depending on the model | ||
The Noor is a long-range anti-ship cruise missile manufactured by Iran. This missile is in service with Navy of Iran.
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History
Iran was the first export customer of Chinese C-802 missile. The contract was signed in 1995 but was canceled due to US pressure after 60 missiles had been delivered. After that Iran started a program to reverse engineer C-802.
It is unknown when the program was finished, but in 2000 and early 2001, Iran tested an upgraded C-802 missile during Unity-79 wargames. Officials said that the range of the missile is increased from 30 to 130 kilometres (19 to 81 mi).
The missile is powered by Toloue-4, an Iranian version of the French Microturbo TRI 60 engine.
In January 2004, Iran announced that it has started manufacturing the DM-3B mono pulse radar for Noor missile. According to Iranian officials, DM-3B is a millimeter-wave active radar used in the last stage of missile flight to find the target and home-in the missile on it. Because of its frequency, it is very hard to jam the radar, which is located inside the nosecone.
In 2006, it was announced that the missile's range has been increased further to 170 km (110 mi).
In 2011, another variant called Qader was unveiled by Iran with a range of 200 km (120 mi) and the ability to attack coastal targets. A video of the missile hitting its coastal target was published by the Iranian media.
In early 2012, during Velayete-90 wargames, a Noor missile was tested with improvements in electronic systems, a more jam-resistant radar and better target acquisition algorithms. A Qader missile was also tested in the wargame.